Pillar: Agency & Engagement
23.2% of young men in Bemetara read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 63.8% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 28% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bemetara, which ranks 10 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 65.9%, while it lags on women using the internet at 19.5% and higher-education enrolment at 11.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Bemetara are in the Bemetara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bemetara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.